It was clear through the first two games of the new season that the Southern Regional girls lacrosse team needed to find a new chemistry. Not only did the Rams lose some good players to graduation last June, but also leading scorer Shannon Lytle was forced to the sidelines with a knee injury at the end of basketball season.

“We are a very young team this year,” said coach Lori Johnson. “We have some core players who returned on defense, but losing Shannon is a big loss.